It was an "out with the old, in with the new" kind of week for Farmington Hills Police Chief Charles Nebus.

On Sept. 18, Nebus announced the hiring of three new police officers. Four days later, Nebus and the department bade farewell to Assistant Chief Matt Koehn, who retired after 31 years with the department. Koehn is leaving to become director of public safety for the city of Berkley.

Nebus welcomed the arrival of the new officers with their family and friends at a swearing-in ceremony at the Farmington Hills Police Department.

The new officers include:

Officer Brian Vogel previously served with the Dallas, Texas, Police Department for 10 years. He graduated from the Dallas Police Academy in June 2007. Vogel has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Loyola (Ill.) University and multiple undergraduate certifications from Dallas County Community College. During his time with the Dallas Police Department, Vogel worked as a sergeant in the Youth Services and Property Units, detective in the Child Exploitation Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, field training officer and police officer assigned to the Northeast Patrol District. Vogel honorably served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 10 years.

Officer Jessika Bragole previously served as a police cadet with the Holland Police Department and as a student dispatcher with the Grand Valley State University Police Department. She has a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from Grand Valley State University. Bragole graduated from the GVSU Police Academy in August. She serves in the U.S. Army National Guard.

Officer Andrew Davenport has an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Washtenaw Community College. He recently graduated from the Washtenaw Police Academy. Davenport spent several years as a construction specialist for a family owned and operated construction company.

All three officers are currently assigned to the Patrol Division of the Operations Bureau as part of the field training program.

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